This article reports the initial findings of a two-part test of tactile concentration and short-term memory involving the reproduction of the order of finger stimulation—a forward series and a backward series. A newly devised instrument, the Finger Knocking Box, was used for the mechanical stimulation of fingers and the recording of responses by 65 totally blind or partially sighted subjects of average intelligence.
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